Rob, The biggest use for a head on a monopod is for shooting verticals when the lens doesn't have a tripod mount. There are many times that I take the head off mine when the lens in use already has a good tripod mount.
Bruce Dayton Thursday, March 21, 2002, 6:15:04 AM, you wrote: RB> I fail to see how adding an extra joint could do anything apart from RB> make the pod less stable anyway. Unless you want a little extra height, RB> or MUST have a quick release (why on a monopod?) then a head seems RB> pointless. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

